Career
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
Weigh, measure and check goods, and keep the records.
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.
- Weigh or measure materials, equipment, or products to maintain relevant records, using volume meters, scales, rules, or calipers.
- Collect or prepare measurement, weight, or identification labels and attach them to products.
- Examine products or materials, parts, subassemblies, and packaging for damage, defects, or shortages, using specification sheets, gauges, and standards charts.
- Signal or instruct other workers to weigh, move, or check products.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on information & systems, then objects & tools?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Document quantity, quality, type, weight, test result data, and value of materials or products to maintain shipping, receiving, and production records and files.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Monitoring.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though short-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $46,380 a year and 4,700 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- NO MATCHCIP 99.9999
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,570 · +2.5%
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,260 · -7.6%
- Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,280 · -5.0%
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers$41,220 · -13.1%
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,240 · +1.8%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.